The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Volumes 1-2Collins & Hannay, 1826 |
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Page 38
... page ; imperial tragedy is always less . The humour of Petruchio may be heighten- ed by grimace ; but what voice or what gesture can hope to add dignity or force to the soliloquy of Cato ? A play read , affects the mind like a play ...
... page ; imperial tragedy is always less . The humour of Petruchio may be heighten- ed by grimace ; but what voice or what gesture can hope to add dignity or force to the soliloquy of Cato ? A play read , affects the mind like a play ...
Page 50
... pages and pages with censures of the stupidity by which the faults were com- mitted , with displays of the absurdities which they in- volved , with ostentatious expositions of the new reading , and self - congratulations on the ...
... pages and pages with censures of the stupidity by which the faults were com- mitted , with displays of the absurdities which they in- volved , with ostentatious expositions of the new reading , and self - congratulations on the ...
Page 53
... page , without any notice of varying copies , he has appropriated the labour of his predeces- sors , and made his own edition of little authority . His confidence indeed , both in himself and others , was too great ; he supposes all to ...
... page , without any notice of varying copies , he has appropriated the labour of his predeces- sors , and made his own edition of little authority . His confidence indeed , both in himself and others , was too great ; he supposes all to ...
Page 62
... . I encountered in every page wit strug- gling with its own sophistry , and learning confused by the multiplicity of its views . I was forced to censure those whom I admired , and could not but reflect , 62 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
... . I encountered in every page wit strug- gling with its own sophistry , and learning confused by the multiplicity of its views . I was forced to censure those whom I admired , and could not but reflect , 62 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
Page 66
... pages by Mr. Steevens , who might have spoken both of his own diligence and sagacity , in terms of greater self - approbation , without deviating from modesty or truth . * JOHNSON . * This passage relates to the edition published in ...
... pages by Mr. Steevens , who might have spoken both of his own diligence and sagacity , in terms of greater self - approbation , without deviating from modesty or truth . * JOHNSON . * This passage relates to the edition published in ...
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